May 2022 TIPS FROM THERIOT Well, well, well, it’s May again, the time of year during which New Orleans weather is mostly glorious, but gives us sadistic little peeks of the sweltering summer heat and... Isabel Ryan Theriot
April 2022 TIPS FROM THERIOT Phew, time flies doesn’t it? I can’t believe that it’s been three months since I last communicated with you. I’ve missed you all so much! BUT, I have been busy: cleaning... Isabel Ryan Theriot
December 2021 TIPS FROM THERIOT December is the month in which the winter solstice resides. Not only is the winter solstice (which falls on 12/21. 21 in 21!) the astronomical first day of winter in the northern... Isabel Ryan Theriot
November 2021 TIPS FROM THERIOT Hello there! Welcome to November! The month of November gets its name from the Latin word “novem,” meaning nine. Back in Olden Roman Times, there were only 10 months in a... Isabel Ryan Theriot
October 2021 TIPS FROM THERIOT Man oh man, thank goodness it’s October, because the end of August and September were a doozy. Hurricane Ida was a real Tempestarii (weather witch), bringing with her so much... Isabel Ryan Theriot
September 2021 TIPS FROM THERIOT Hey y’all! Where ya been all of my August?! Oh yeah! You were looking at beautiful photographs in this here magazine. I was too. I was also twiddling my fingers so that I could... Isabel Ryan Theriot
July 2021 TIPS FROM THERIOT What do you say when you overhear someone state that there is no time of the year in which a cleaner of homes should become overheated, since they work inside of air conditioned... Isabel Ryan Theriot
June 2021 TIPS FROM THERIOT One Year ago — jots what? God — spell the word! I — can’t — Was’t Grace? Not that — Was’t Glory? That — will do — Spell slower — Glory — Hey... Isabel Ryan Theriot
May 2021 TIPS FROM THERIOT A wise saying by Ghanaian writer Ernest Agyemang Yeboah is “Make hay in May for you may never know what June is coming with, and you may never know what July will present! When... Isabel Ryan Theriot
April 2021 TIPS FROM THERIOT Dear reader: I’d like for you to be the first to know that I am expanding my cleaning enterprise to cover mental and soul purification, through the use of ayahuasca. I hope by... Isabel Ryan Theriot
March 2021 TIPS FROM THERIOT Can you smell it? No, it’s not the leftover disappointment from pretend Mardi Gras 2021. It’s the night-blooming jasmine perfume Persephone is wearing as she ushers in spring... Isabel Ryan Theriot
February 2021 TIPS FROM THERIOT Roses are red, violets are blue. Valentine’s Day was created by Hallmark to make lots of money, and this column of cleaning tips was created by me, for you (sorry, I’m not a... Isabel Ryan Theriot
